| Lophospingus | |
|---|---|
) | |
| Grey-crested finch (Lophospingus griseocristatus) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Thraupidae |
| Genus: | Lophospingus Cabanis, 1878 |
| Type species | |
| Gubernatrix pusilla Burmeister, 1860 | |
Lophospingus is a small genus of South American birds in the tanager family Thraupidae.
These finches are mostly gray and have prominent upstanding crests. They live in open habitats in southern South America.[1]
Taxonomy and species list
The genus Lophospingus was introduced in 1878 by the German ornithologists Jean Cabanis with the black-crested finch as the type species.[2][3] The genus name combines the Ancient Greek lophos meaning "crest" and spingos meaning "finch".[4]
The genus contains two species:[5]
| Image | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lophospingus griseocristatus | Grey-crested finch | Bolivia and northwestern Argentina | |
) | Lophospingus pusillus | Black-crested finch | Bolivia, Paraguay and northern Argentina. |
References
- ^ Ridgely, Robert S.; Tudor, Guy (2009). Birds of South America: Passerines. Helm Field Guides. London: Christopher Helm. p. 663. ISBN 978-1-408-11342-4.
- ^ Cabanis, Jean (1878). "Uelber eine Sammlung von Vögeln der Argentinischen Republik". Journal für Ornithologie (in German). 26: 194-199 [195].
- ^ Paynter, Raymond A. Jr, ed. (1970). Check-List of Birds of the World. Volume 13. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Museum of Comparative Zoology. p. 230.
- ^ Jobling, James A. (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names. London: Christopher Helm. p. 230. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4.
- ^ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (July 2020). "Tanagers and allies". IOC World Bird List Version 10.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 2 November 2020.